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Vol. 59 No. 2

February 2007

Drilling and Cementing Technology

Single-Diameter Technology Capable of Increasing Extended-Reach Drilling by 50%

The combination of single-diameter technology and extended-reach drilling (ERD) can have a positive effect on capital-cost structure. Single-diameter technology provides the foundation for a significant increase in the lateral reach of many extended-reach wellbores. This extended lateral reach results in increased reservoir contact that can lead to increased production per well, which can reduce field well counts.

View a synopsis of OTC 17828 published in JPT

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper OTC 17828, "Single-Diameter Technology Capable of Increasing Extended-Reach Drilling by 50%," by R. Bell, R. McKee, and E. Zwald, Enventure Global Technology, and D. Lewis, SPE, and P.V. Suryanarayana, SPE, Blade Energy Partners, prepared for the 2006 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 1-4 May.

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